The US FCC on Thursday moved to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules,however,
the German Economics Ministry said Friday it would continue to support
EU internet rules that forbid discriminatory access to the web.
"An open and free internet is indispensable for the successful development of a digital society that everyone wants to take part in," the ministry's spokeswoman, Beate Baron, told reporters. She declined to comment directly on the FCC's decision, but said that the German government had "taken note" of the US move.
Led by Trump appointee Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 in favor of scrapping 2015 rules, ending regulations that were meant to ensure all internet services are treated equally.
Pai said rolling back net neutrality was "restoring the light-touch framework that has governed the internet for most of its existence."
′Free internet′ for Germany despite US repeal | Business | DW | 15.12.2017
"An open and free internet is indispensable for the successful development of a digital society that everyone wants to take part in," the ministry's spokeswoman, Beate Baron, told reporters. She declined to comment directly on the FCC's decision, but said that the German government had "taken note" of the US move.
Led by Trump appointee Ajit Pai, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 in favor of scrapping 2015 rules, ending regulations that were meant to ensure all internet services are treated equally.
Pai said rolling back net neutrality was "restoring the light-touch framework that has governed the internet for most of its existence."
′Free internet′ for Germany despite US repeal | Business | DW | 15.12.2017
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